Shutter mechanism for photorecording and other cameras



July 18, 1944. E. s. HIN ELINE SHUTTER MECHANISM FOR PHOTORECO RDING AND OTHER CAMERAS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed A ril 10, 1940 'IIIII July 18, 1944. E H|NEL|NE 2,353,893

SHUTTER MECHANISM FOR PHOTORECORDING AND OTHER CAMERAS Original Filed April 10, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I nvenifo 2'.- Edson flHinezim 341 73L; M

Patented. July is; 194

I 2,353.39: SHUTTER MECHANISM FOR PHOTOBE- CORDING AND OTHER CAMERAS Edson S. Hinellne, Rochester, N. Y., asslgnor to The Folmer 328,868. Divided 1941, Serial No.

Graflex Corporation, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Original application An Rochester,

rll 10, 1940, Serial No. and this application May 16, 393,785

19 Claims. (01. 95-60) This application is a division of my co-pending application Ser. No. 328,868, filed April 10, 1940.

This invention relates to shutter mechanism for photorecording and other cameras.

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood, I have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a partial, longitudinal, vertical section, with parts of the casing and magazine broken away, taken through a photorecording camera in which my invention may be used, and indicating parts of the shutter mechanism and closely related parts;

Fig. 1a is a broken away lines, in side elevation of the camera to show the shutter operating handle;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shutter operating mechanism of my invention, the camera being at rest and the lighting circuit of the camera being shown diagrammatically;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the shutter operating mechanism, the shutter operating lever thereof as in the position of operation just prior to an exposure;

Fig. 4 is a detail in side elevation of the slowshutter-speed operating mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a plan view similar to Fig. 3, but representing the shutter release lever as having been operated, the first shutter leaf having been released and the second shutter leaf having been retarded by the slow-shutter-speed mechanism;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the second shutter leaf; and

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the first shutter leaf.

While my invention thereof may be detail, partly in dotted as to certain features of general application, it will, entirely limiting it thereto, be described with particular reference to a photorecording camera of the type shown in my said application Ser. No. 328,868.

There is great need for a camera of the general type shown more completely in said application, and which can be used for photorecording different objects, such meters,

carries the illumination means and certain other parts.

In Patent No. 1,963,095, issued June 19, 1934, and in Patent No. 2,034,441, issued March 17, 1936, to myself and William H. Petit as joint inthe hood-like part of with respect to each other,

ventors, there is disclosed an automatic film camera or so-called Factograph camera which is motor driven and is particularly constructed for making successive exposures with great rapidity one after another, of objects closely positioned as, for example, the readings of meters in telephone exchanges. The camera shown in said patents is particularly adapted to be operated by an external electrical current to which the camera might readily be plugged, in a manner fully described in said patcuts, the camera containing a motor electrically driven from said externally derived current, by which motor the film was fed and the shutter was operated.

The camera herein referred to and in part disclosed is more particularly applicable for the same general p pose but in situations where an external electric current is not available, and accordingly the camera herein disclosed in part is provided with a battery or batteries built therein and by means of which not only is the film fed and the shutter operated, but the necessary illumination is provided when the exposure is made.

An important object of to provide a camera of the described type, having a shutter of simple operation that is wholly automatic when the manual operating impulse is given and which is provided with means for automatically timing the length of the period of shutter-opening between wide limits, and which shutter mechanism may, as to features thereof, be also of general application, and another object is to control the illumination of the camera for exposure p poses from or simultaneously with the shutter operation, which is itself conjointly controlled by a single operating means, together with the feeding of the film. These and other objects of the invention will be readily apparent from the following description of the one embodiment thereof herein shown, but to which my invention is not specially limited.

The camera casing except as herein stated may be of any suitable character and shape; While in my said application Ser. No. 328,868, it is disclosed as in part of an approximately elliptical disk-like form to receive or to constitute the film magazine, and a part thereof has a rectana large hood-like part or the present invention is i rim 4 to which the said hood-like part may be attached, by being fitted over said rim 4 and secured thereto by any suitable means as by screws. In Fig. lo. I have represented in side elevation, in a broken away detail, a portion of the hood-like part which is attached at U to the mechanism-housing part of the camera not herein necessary more iully to show. One member of the camera casing provides a magazine door which is furnished with a latch 2|.

The said elliptical portion of the structure is of sufficient thickness between the walls of the two parts thereof to receive the magazine containing the unexposed film and the magazine to receive the exposed portion of the film therefrom, sufficient space being afforded in advance of said two magazines within said rim to receive the filmoperating means and the shutter and the shutter mechanism.

In a wall of the hood-like part or member, I provide a shutter-operating and film-feedin lever 23 provided with a knob 24 for manual operation. Such lever 23 constituting a shutter operating and film feeding lever, which preferably operates all the functioning parts, is mounted on a shaft by means of a lockin screw 26, to the opposite end of which shaft is also fast a second lever 21, indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1a, having a forked end 21a to engage pin 28, it being positioned within said hood-like part and which operates said pin 2| shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, and which pin is connected to the shuttermechanism, in a manner to be subsequently described.

Within the hood-like part or member are supported electric light bulbs diagrammatically indicated at 44 in Fig. 2 as part of an electric circuit, controlling means wherefor are shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, and will be subsequently more fully described. There is provided a suitable transverse partition ill attached to the hood-like portion 5 of the camera by means of suitable rivets. In the hood-like portion 5 of the housing of the camera there are provided suitable battery shelves 52, 52 attached to the side walls of the hood-like portion of the structure by rivets 53, 53 and screws, one of which is shown at 54 to connect the hood-like structure 5 to the mechanism housing portion 3 about the rim 4 thereof. All of said hood-like structure 5 is received upon and secured to the rim 4 at i by a suitable number of said screws 54.

The camera is provided with a shutter plate 56 which is secured fixedly in position within and to the mechanism housing part 3 of the camera casing, as indicated in Fig. 1. It is shown upon a larger scale in Figs. 2, 3 and 5. The said shutter plate 58 has attached thereto the lens flange 51 by means of screws 58, 58. Into the lens flange 51 is screwed or otherwise secured a lens 59. The said shutter plate 56 is provided with a narrow vertical slot 60 to permit the vertical operating movement of the pin 28, shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5 and previously referred to as operated by movement of a hand-actuated shutteroperating and fllrn-feeding lever (not herein shown). The shutter plate 56 is also provided with a suitable number of holes 6! to receive screws for attaching the said shutter plate 56 within the mechanism-housing part I of the framing or housing.

It has been stated that the magazine-receiving portion of the camera is of the general shape of an elliptical disk of sufficient thickness to receive the fllm take-off and take-up magazines. From assases Fig. 1, it will be observed that forward of the two magazines and integral with the main body part thereof is the part of the camera casing which 1 term the mechanism-housing and which is indicated at 3 in Fig. 1. Within the same is supported the film-operating means and protruding through the front thereof is the lens I. already referred to. From Fig. 1 the hood-like part of the structure has been omitted or removed.

The said shutter plate II is attached to the magazine-housing I by means of screws l2, 82 passing through the holes II, which screws are threaded into the bosses I2, 02'.

The means for feeding the film which is claimed in my co-pending application Ser. No. 392,464, now Patent No. 2,284,487, dated May 26, 1942, to which film feeding mechanism I will now briefly refer, is so associated in operation with the operation of the shutter and the furnishing of illumination that all parts of the camera function in unison and are intimately related in operation. For that purpose I refer to Fig. l. Therein, a film-feed bar is indicated generally at 05, it having an operating stud extending from a turned down lip "a.

The film-feed bar .85 is provided with suitable lengthwise slots receiving shoulder screws, and said bar is free to receive a lengthwise movement within the limits of said slots. As the bar is moved lengthwise (downward viewing Fig. 1), its dogs engage perforations of the film-strip to move the same a suitable distance in a manner not herein necessary to refer to in detail. Preferably I provide means whereby a standard perforated film may on each downward stroke of the feed bar 95 be moved a distance equal to 1 times the spacing of the film perforations, thus providing for a picture 1% times greater than if the standard spacing or feeding were used.

A ratchet feed in the magazine may be operated by a lever having an arm I24 indicated in Fig. l, which extends through a slot of the filmfeed bar 95. For each cycle of movement of the film-feed dogs of the film-feed bar 95, the ratchet is advanced one tooth.

The said film-feed bar 95 is caused to be moved in an upward direction, viewing Fig. 1, by the operator when he manually manipulates the shutter-operating and film-feeding lever referred to, and the said film-feed bar 95 is caused to move in a downward direction viewing Fig. 1 by a spring (not herein shown).

I will now describe the shutter mechanism and an operating arm therefor, and for that purpose will refer particularly to Figs. 2 to 7. Making reference to Figs. 2, 3 and 5, therein is shown a lever I" constituting a part of said shutter mechanism, by which the other parts of the shutter mechanism are operated, and which is attached to the shutter plate 58 by means of a shoulder rivet I34. To the opposite end of lever I33 is attached a sliding operating arm I" by means of a rivet I38, and attached to the said sliding operating arm I" is the operating pin 2| referred to previously.

The said lever I" is caused to move in a clockwise direction under the influence of the coiled spring I31 attached to the rivet l3 and to a pin I38 on shutter plate 58. The pin 28 is engaged by an operating lever connected to the shutter operating or release and film-feeding lever already referred to, so that any motion of the said last mentioned lever is transmitted to the said operating arm m, and thereby to the lever m,

of the shutter mechanism.

ing washer I 42.

To the lever I33 is attached an L-shaped, pivoted lever-member I39 by means of a shoulder rivet I46. The lever-member I 39 is. guided on the shutter plate 66 by means of a shoulder rivet MI and is suitably spaced therefrom by a spac- Thesaid lever-member I39 is provided with a longitudinal slot I43 which allows said lever I33 to be moved upon its pivot I34 to an extent equal to the length of the slot I43. The said lever-member I39 is provided with an upturned lip or pron I44 near the extreme left hand end thereof, viewing Figs. 2,3 and 5. The said prong I44 engages the pin 96 of the filmfeed bar 95, as indicated in Fig. 1.

Thus, any movement imparted to the pin 28 by movement of the shutter-operating and film feeding lever is transmitted to the feed-operating bar 95 and causes film to be fed. The said levermember I39 is also provided with a second larger slot I45 for the purpose of clearing the lens 59, which is indicated in dotted lines in said Fig. 2. Attached to the outer end of the said lever-member I 39 is a shutter-operating lever-arm I46, attached to said lever-member I 39 by a shoulder rivet I41. The said lever-arm I46 is caused to turn in a contraclockwise direction by means of a coiled spring I48 that is connected to a pin I49 on said lever arm I46 and to a pin I59 attached to the lever-member I39.

The said shutter plate 56 is provided with a boss II, most clearly shown in Fig. 1. Riding upon a shoulder screw I52 threaded on the said boss I5! are shutter leaves or blades I53, I54, separately shown in Figs. 6 and 7 respectively. As shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the shutter leaf I53 overlies the shutter leaf I54, so that only the leaf I53 is visible in Fig. 2. The said shutter leaf I54 is provided with an arm I 55 having a pin I 56, as best indicated in Fig. 7. The shutter leaf I53, as best shown in Fig. 6, is provided with a hole I58 to admit light to the lens 59 and has a hole I59 providing for a pivot for the shutter leaf on the shoulder screw I52, and the shutter leaf I54 also has a hole I56a for admitting light to the lens and i provided with an upturned lip I51. The shutter leaf I53 also has a laterally extending lip I60 provided with a pin I6I.- Around the boss I5I (best shown in Fig. 1) is placed a spring I62, one end whereof rests against the shutter stop I63. The other end of the said spring I62 is hooked around the shutter leaf extension, thus causing th said shutter leaf I54 to turn in a clockwise direction until the said lip I51 engages the stop I63. The'upper shutter leaf I53 is also provided with a flexible arm I 64 that extends from the pivot thereof, as clearly indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and 5. The said arm I64 is caused always to travel with the shutter leaf I53. A spring I65 is attached to the pin I6I of the shutter leaf I53 and to a screw I66 of the slow-shutter-speed mechanism, shown in detail inFig. 4, so as to cause the shutter leaf I53 to turn in a clockwise direction until the foremost end of the said shutter leaf I53 engagesthe lip I51 of the shutter leaf I64.

If the pin 28, shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5 as in the slot 60, is caused to move in an upward direction viewing said figures, it carries with it the lever I33, so that the same moves in a contraclockwise direction viewing said figures, and therefore move upward the said L-shaped lever-member I39 with the shutter operating member I46, whereupon a notch I68 in the edge of the shutter-operating member I 46, as indicated in Fig. 5, will engage the pin I56 of the shutter leaf I54,

thereby causing it to turn in a contraelockwis direction. The shutter leaf I63 will also be caused to travel in a contraclockwise direction under the the motion of Influence of the upturned lip I61 of the shutter leaf I64, as Indicated in Fig. 3.

The arm I64 of the shutter leaf I63 will engage a dog I69 of the slow-shutter-speed mechanism, indicated in Fig. 4 and also at about the center of Fig. 2, thus momentarily holding the opening I68 01' the shutter leaf I63 over the lens 69. As

lever I33 is continued in a contraclockwise direction viewing Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the cam face I18 at the outer end of the shutteroperating member I 46 will ride up on a pin I1I extending from the fac of the shutter plate 66, so as to disengage the notch I68 of the said shutter-operating member I46 from the pin I56, thus allowing the shutter leaf I54 to return to the starting position. At such time the hole I68 of the shutter leaf I53 registers with the lens 59, and inasmuch as the shutter leaf I53 is at such time held up by the slow-shutter-speed mechanism, the said lens 59 will be uncovered, the shutter-mechanism being then in the position shown in Fig. 5, and exposure is made. The operator continue to hold the shutter-operating lever in a downward position until the shutter is closed, which action is signified by an audible signal or click.

The shutter-retarding mechanism is most clear- 1y shown in Fig. 4, wherein a gear sector H2 is shown as having an arm I13 having an upturned end constituting the retarding dog I 59 already referred to. The said gear sector 512 also has a second arm I 14 provided with an inclined face I15 adapted to be engaged by the slow-speed timing cam I16, shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, and the pivotal support whereof will be hereinafter specifled, when the function of the said cam will be stated.

The gear sector I12 is also provided with a hub I11 mounted on a pin I18, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The shutter plate 56 is provided with three studs I19, I19, I19a, which serve as supports for the slow-shutter-speed mechanism, the cover whereof is indicated at I80, in Figs. 2, 3 and 5. The said stud "9:: acts as a stop for the gear sector I12 when the latter has moved in a clockwise direction to the position shown in Fig. 4. A spring I8I is wrapped about the hub I11 and has a bent-over end which engages the arm I14 of the gear sector I12. The other end of the said spring IBI is held under tension against the said stud I19a, thus causing the gear sector I12 to turn in a clockwise direction.

A serrated or finely toothed wheel I82 is provided, having co-axial therewith a very small pinion I84, both mounted on a shaft I83 (Fig. 4). The pinion-I84 engages the gear sector I12. Any motion of the gear sector I12 is transmitted to the finely toothed wheel I82 through the teeth upon the adjacent end of the gear sector I12, which mesh with the teeth of the pinion I84. An escapement I 84a is mounted on a shaft I 85 having an arm I86 engaging a slot I81 of a suitable inertia member I88. Any motion of the gear sector I12 causing the finely toothed wheel I82 to turn, will cause the said escapement I84 to rock back and forth, thus vibrating the inertia member I88 and accurately timing the motion of the gear sector I12.

Making reference now to Fig. 5, it will be observed that the shutter leaf I54 has returned to its starting position, thus uncovering the lens 69. The shutter leaf I64 is at such time being held in a position in which its opening Illa registers with the lens ll, thus uncovering the same. Inasmuch as the shutter leaf ill is under tension of the spring ill, the shutter leaf ill will move in a clockwise direction, carrying with it the arm Ill that, as previously stated, engages the upturned end or dog ill of the arm I'll oi the gear sector Ill. The slow-shutter-speed mechanism is caused to operate, thus allowing said arm ill to turn slowly in a contraclockwlse direction until the said upturned end or dog ill becomes disengaged from the shutter leaf arm '1, thus allowing the shutter leaf Ill to close. The retarding means is operated upon during the upward movement of arm Ill. The shutter is being reset for operation when the shutter leaves Ill and ill are moved in a downward direction.

The operator now allows the shutter-operating and film-feeding lever to return to its initial position \mder the influence of the spring ill,

' shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, and the slow-shutterspeedinechanismiscausedtoberestoredtoits initial position imder the iniiuence of the spring ill, showninl'ig. 4.

In order to vary the timing of the slow-shutter-speed mechanism, 1 have provided the eccentric I'll, which, as already stated, engages the face "I of the lever arm I'll, thus limiting the motion in a. clockwise direction of the gear sector Hi. It will be evident that the greater the extent of the motion in a clockwise direction of the gear sector ill, the greater the length of time that is necessary for the slow-shutter-speed operating arm Ill of the shutter leaf Ill to be retarded by the upturned end ill of the arm lll, because it will have to operate the gear sector "I through a greater distance, corresponding, of course, to a greater length of time.

The said slow-speed timing cam I'll, which is an eccentric, is provided with a slotted shaft ill on the opposite side of the shutter plate ll from that shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, thus providing a retarding means at the front of the camera for convenient access to the operator.

There will next be described the means where by through the operation of the shutter mechanism and the film-feeding mechanism, illumination is provided while an exposure is being made and is then terminated so as to save current, and in doing so reference will particularly be made to Figs. 2, 3 and 5.

The lever member Ill is provided with an L- shaped end Ill having attached thereto a part or member ill of insulating material by means of screws ill, lli. Attached to the shutter plate ll is a long, contact, spring arm ill held to the shutter plate ll by screws Ill, Ill, it being insulated therefrom by insulating bushings ill, Ill and an insulating plate Ill. A second long, contact, spring member I" is provided and is held to the shutter plate ll by screws Ill, Ill and is insulated from the shutter plate ll by insulating bushings Ill, ill. The contact spring member ill is provided with a contact point ill and the contact spring member Ill is provided with a contact point ill.

when the shutter mechanism is operated as hereinbefore described, the said arm Ill of the lever-member Ill turns in a contraclockwise direction and the insulated part or member ill pushes the spring contact member Ill carrying with it the contact point ill until the latter touches the contact point ill of the contact s,sss,aas

spring member ill, thus completing the lightingcircuit, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The said contact spring member Ill is connected to the shutter plate ll by means of-a wire iii and a clip ilia and is grounded thereto by means of a screw ill and terminal illa. The contact spring member I" is connected to the battery or batteries through one of the screws Ill, wire ill and terminal illa. The batteries which are indicated at ill, ill are connected to the suitable number of lamps diagrammatically indicated in Fig. 2 at ll, ll, which lamps are positioned in the camera housing. They are connected by wire ill to the batteries ill, ill, and to the shutter plate ll by wire ill.

As diagrammatically indicated in Fig. 2, the camera is equipped with two specially designed batteries made up of three cells each. The two groups of batteries are connected in series by means of a wire (not shown). The construction of the battery housing is such that the batteries are automatically connected when they are placed in their proper position, in any well known manner.

The film magazine is placed in the camera and the film is threaded through the film gate and then led into the take-up magazine. The cover member is replaced on the receptacle part of the casing (it having been removed for the introduction of the iilm and the threading up thereof), and the shutter-operating and film-feeding lever is worked back and forth by the operator about four or five times, so that an unexposed area of the film strip is certainly before the exrposure aperture.

It is now merely necessary for the operator to hold the camera in such a position that the entire forward edge of the hood-like part (or the rim 4 if the hood-like part is not used) encircles the object to be photographed, such as a meter, a bank of meters, is register or the like. Then the shutter-operating and film-feeding lever is moved by the operator by its knob until the second shutter-click is heard and thereupon the operator releases his hold upon the shutteroperating and film-feeding lever, which is automatically returned toits starting position in a manner previously described, and this return movement at the same time advances a new picture area of the illm.

' It is evident that the operation of the disclosed mechanism is exceedingly simple and that satisfactory photographs will always be obtained because the shutter timing is controlled automatically, and the camera is provided with its own source of light, so that adequate illumination will always be provided.

The camera is relatively light in weight and is not equipped with a motor for operating the shutter, as shown in the said Patent No. 1,963,095, issued to myself and William H. Petit. Moreover, a standard iilm is preferably used in the camera, and the camera can be very quickly loaded and unloaded in daylight.

Having thus described a single embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a pin il extending through an elongated opening in said shutter plate and connected to a manually operated part to be moved thereby, an upright, slidable, shutter-operating arm I36 moved by movement of said pin 26, a lever arm I33 extending in parallelism to and transversely of the face of said shutter plate and pivoted thereto and connected to said operating arm I36, and a lever member I 33 pivotally connected to said lever arm I33 between its ends so as to be moved up and down in close parallelism to the face of the shutter plate, said lever member I33 having an opening therein surrounding the lens barrel, and at least one shutter blade pivotally mounted on said shutter plate and controlled in the movement thereof by said lever member I36, the means for so controlling the movement of the shutter blade including a lever arm I46 pivoted to said lever member I 39 and having a formation to engage a formation on such shutter blade.

2. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever I33 pivoted upon said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member I33 pivotally connected to said lever arm I33 to be moved up and down by said lever I33 and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, at least one shutter blade pivotally mounted on the shutter plate and having a notch-engaging formation, and a shutter operating lever arm I46 pivoted to said lever member I33 and having a notch to engage said formation on such shutter blade, thereby to move said shutter blade, and means to release said lever arm I46 from said shutter blade to permit the latter to return to its starting position.

3. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever I33 pivoted upon said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member I33 pivotally connected to said lever arm I33 to be moved up and down by said lever I33 and having an opening surrounding the len barrel, two shutter blades I53, I54 co-axially pivoted on the shutter plate and each having an opening, a shutter blade I54 having a projection, a shutter operating lever arm I46 pivoted to the lever member I39 and having a notch I66 to engage said projection on the shutter blade I54 to move the latter, andmeans to release said lever arm I46 from said shutter blade to permit the latter to return to its starting position.

4. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a. lever member I39 mounted in closeparallelism to said shutter plate and having means connected thereto to move it up and down in a plane close to said shutter plate, said lever member I33 having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I64 co-axially pivotedon the shutter plate and each having an opening, a shutter blade I54 having a projection, and a shutter operating lever arm I46 pivoted to the lever member I39 and having a notch I68 to engage said projection on the shutter blade I54 to move the latter, the said lever arm I46 having a cam face I to engage a pin on the said shutter plate so as to release the said lever arm I46 at the said notch I66 from the shutter blade I54.

5. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I33 pivoted upon said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member I33 pivotally connected to said lever arm I33 to be moved up and down by said lever I33 and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I63, I64 co-axlally pivoted on the shutter plate and each having an opening, 'a shutter blade I64 having a projection, there being" slow-shutter-speed mechanism and a spring arm I64 mounted on the pivot of the shutter blade I63 thereby only at substantially the end of the movement of said shutter blade I63 in one direction, to engage said slow-shutter-speed mechanism so as momentarily to hold the opening of the shutter blade I63 over the lens, and there also being an adjustable slowspeed timing cam I16 adapted to be eng ged by an arm of the slow-speed shutter mechanism so as to vary the extent of the retarding action of said mechanism.

6. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted, and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever I33 pivoted upon said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member I33 pivotally connected to said lever arm I33 to be moved up and down by said lever I33 and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I64 co-axially pivoted on the shutter plate and each having an opening, a shutter blade I64 having a projection, there being. slowshutter-speed mechanism and a spring arm I64 mounted on the pivot of the shutter blade I 53, thereby, only at substantially the end of the movement of said shutter blade I53 in one direction, to engage said slow-shutter-speed mechanism so as momentarily to hold the opening of the shutter blade I63 over the lens, the said slow-speed shutter mechanism having an arm I13 adapted in operation to turn slowly in a contraclockwise direction, there being a retarding dog I63 of the slow-shutter-speed mechanism which co-acts with and becomes disengaged from the said spring arm I64, and, when so disengaged therefrom, allows the shutter blade I54 to close.

7. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted, and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever I33 pivoted upon said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in closev parallelism thereto, a lever member I39 pivotally connected to said lever arm I33 to be moved up and down by said lever I33 and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I54 co-axially pivoted on the shutter plate and each having an opening, a shutter blade I 54 having a projection, there being slowshutter-speed mechanism and a spring arm I64 mounted on the-pivot of the shutter blade I53, thereby, only at substantially the end of the movement .of said shutter blade I53 in one direction, to engage said slow-shutter-speed mech anism so as momentarily to hold the opening of the shutter blade I53 over the lens, the said slow-shutter-speed mechanism having a rotatably adjustable timing cam I16, said slow-shutter-speed mechanism having a lever arm I14 to engage said timing cam I16 so as to limit the motion of a gear sector of the said slow-shutterspeed mechanism.

8. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I85 pivoted on said shutter plateand extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member I35 pivotally connected to lever arm III to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I54 co-axially pivoted and respectively provided with openings, a shutter operating lever arm I45 pivoted to said lever member Ill and having a formation to engage a formation on shutter blade I54 to move the latter, the said shutter blade I54 having a projection I51 to be engaged by said shutter blade I53. thereby to move said shutter blade I54.

9. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I" pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member I" pivotally connected to lever arm III to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, at least one shutter blade pivotally mounted on said shutter plate and a shutter operating lever arm I45 pivoted to said lever member I and having a formation to engage a formation .on such shutter blade to move such shutter blade.

10. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operatins parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I33 pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member I" pivotally connected to lever arm in to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I54 co-axially pivoted on the said shutter plate and each having an opening, and a shutter operating lever arm I46 pivoted to the lever member I39 and having a formation I45 to engage a projection on the shutter blade I54 to move said shutter blade I54.

11. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operatin parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm in pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member Ill pivotally connected to lever arm Ill to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I54 co-axially pivoted on the said shutter plate and each having an opening, and a shutter operating lever arm I45 pivoted to the lever member I39 and having a notch I" to engage a projection on the shutter blade I54 to move said shutter blade I54, the said lever arm I44 having a cam face, and a pin on the said shutter plate to engage said cam face I15 so as to release said lever arm I45 from the shutter blade I54 and permit the latter to return to its starting position.

12. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm Ill pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member II! ivotally connected to lever arm in to be moved up and. down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I55, I54 co-axially pivoted on the said shutter plate and each having an opening, slow-shuttor-speed mechanism mounted on the shutter plate and a spring arm I44 mounted on the pivot of the shutter blade Ill and extending therefrom to engage. only at substantially the end of its movement in one direction, said slow-shutterspeed mechanism so as momentarily to hold the opening of the shutter blade I55 over the lens.

13. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I" I5! pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto,- a lever member I pivotally connected to lever arm I" to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades Ill, I54 co-axially pivoted on the said shutter plate and each having an opening, slow-shutterspeed mechanism mounted on the shutter plate and having a dog I and an arm I54 mounted on the pivot of the shutter blade I55 and extending therefrom to engage, only at substantially the end of its movement in one direction, the said dog so as momentarily to hold the opening of the shutter blade I58 over the lens.

14; In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I33 I53 pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member Ill pivotally connected to lever arm I to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I51, I54 co-axially pivoted on the shutter plate and each having an opening, said shutter blade I54 having a projection, and a shutter operating lever arm I45 pivoted to the lever member I" and having a notch I" to engage periodically said projection on the shutter blade I54, and means to disengage said notch and projection, whereby the disengaging of the notch I" from the shutter blade I54 allows the said blade I54 to return ,to its starting position and the opening of the shutter blade I53 at such time registers with the lens.

15. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I33 I53 pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member II! pivotally connected to lever arm II! to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I55, I54 co-axially pivoted on the shutter plate and each having an opening said shutter blade I54 having a projection, and a shutter operating lever arm I 45 pivoted to the lever member III and havinga notch Ill to engage periodically said projection on the shutter blade I54, and means to disengage said notch and projection, whereby the disengaging of the notch Ill from the shutter blade I54 allows the said blade I54 to return to its starting position and the opening of the shutter blade I53 at such time registers with the lens, and slow-shutter-speed mechanism mounted upon the shutter plate and co-acting with the said shutter blade Ill to retard its movement as the lens is uncovered and exposureismade.

16. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, -a lever arm I33 I53 pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto. a lever member I39 pivotally connected to lever arm I 33 to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I54 co-axially pivoted on the shutter plate and each having an opening, said shutter blade I54 having a projection, and a shutter operating lever' arm I45 pivoted to the lever member I39 and having a notch I68 to engage periodically said projection on the shutter blade I54, and means to disengage said notch and projection, whereby the disengaging of the notch I68 from the shutter blade I54 allows the said blade I54 to return to its starting position and the opening of the shutter blade I53 at such time registers with the lens, and slow-shutterspeed mechanism mounted upon the shutter plate and co-acting with the said shutter blade I53 to retard its movement as the lens is uncovered and exposure is made, the said slow-shutter-speed mechanism for that purpose havin an arm I13 providing a retarding dog, and an arm I 64 of the shutter blade I53 to be engaged by said dog for such retardation.

17. In a shutter movement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I 33 I53 pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, a lever member I39 pivotally connected to lever arm I33 to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I54 co-axially pivoted on the shutter plate and each having an opening, said shutter blade I54 having a projection, and a shutter operating lever arm I46 pivoted to the lever member I39 and having a notch I68 to engage periodically said projection on the shutter blade I54, and means to disengage said notch and projection, whereby the disengaging of the notch mechanism mounter upon the shutter plate and co-acting with the said shutter blade I53 to retard its movement as the lens is uncovered and exposure is made, and an adjustable slowspeed timing cam, said slow-speed-shutter mechanism having an arm to engage said timing cam so as to vary the extent of the retarding action.

18. In a combined film-feeding and shuttermovment for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I33 pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, means to connect said lever arm I 33 to a manually operating part, Including an operating arm I35 also in close parallelism to said shutter plate, and a pin 28 moved by manually controlled means, which pin is directly engaged by said operating arm I35,'a lever member I39 pivotally connected to said lever arm I33 to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, at least one shutter blade pivotally mounted on the shutter plate and controlled by said lever member I39, and a film feed bar operatively connected with the said lever member I39, and a ratchet feed' arm I24 oi the film magazine directly engaging said film teed bar 95.

19. In a combined film-feeding and shuttermovement for photographic cameras, a shutter plate whereon the operating parts are mounted and whereon is mounted a lens barrel, a lever arm I33 pivoted on said shutter plate and extending transversely thereof in close parallelism thereto, means to connect said lever arm I33 to a manually operating part, including an operating arm I35 also in close parallelism to said shutter plate, and a pin 28 moved by manually controlled means, which pin is directly engaged by said operating arm I35, a lever member I39 pivotally connected to said lever arm I33 to be moved up and down thereby and having an opening surrounding the lens barrel, two shutter blades I53, I54 co-axially pivoted and respectively provided with openings, a shutter operating lever arm I46 pivoted to said lever member I39 and having means to engage and move said shutter plate I54, means to cause movement of the shutter blade I53 by movement of the shutter blade I54, and a film feed bar 95 operatively connected with the said lever member I39.

EDSON S. HINELINE.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION,

Patent No. 2,555,895. w v July 18,1951 noson s, mmmz. v

It ie hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Rose 6 second column, lines 114., 5 2, 55, 'andpage 7, first column, lines 5 and 52, strike out the numeral "155"; page 7 first column, line 50,1'or 'mounter" read --mounted--; and that the said Letters Patent should: be read with this correction therein that the some may conform to the record o! the case in the Patent Office. I

Signed and. eeale'd'thie 26th day of September, A. p. 191 1;.

Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Comieeioner of Patents.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION, Paten n ,555.895- A I July 8. 9%; mason s, HINELINE.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed a p ecitication of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Pogo 6, -aeoond column, lines 114,52, 5}, 'andpage "I, first column, line: 3 and 32,

strike out the numeral "155"; page 7 first column, line 50, for 'mounter" read --mountedand. that the said Letters Patent should: be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record-o1 the case in the Patent Office. I

Signed and sealefcl'this 26th day of September, A. 1). 191 1;.

Les lie Frazer (Seal) Acting commieeioner of Patents; 

